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Do you have a one-linear for questions about construction notices? For example, “If you need an interpreter, please call……………………. State your language, wait for an interpreter to be provided, then present your questions about the project.”
Thanks!
Here is what we use, though it is typically translated into another language and then applied to the document: “The Seattle Department of Transportation values your feedback and wants to make sure you are aware of work we are doing. If you are interested in having this document translated, or if you would like to request interpretation services at a future public meeting or event, please contact us at 206-733-9990.”
what is the point of the digital signs recently installed above I-5 just south of downtown in the north bound lanes? There is always tons of traffic there and the signs say speed limit 40 mph, which is barely reached during high travel times.
These signs are from a Washington State DOT project. When there is heavy traffic, they use them to lower the speed limit to prepare drivers for slower traffic ahead, reducing sudden braking and collisions. You can read more about them at the WSDOT project Web site:
When are they going to make crossing at 1st Avenue &
Spokane St more accessible to pedestrians. Each morning & evening I have to travel from and to 4th Ave S & Spokane St from 1st Avenue & Hansen St due to bus rerouting and when I get to 1st & Spokane St I have to worry about getting across 1st Ave & also Spokane St from the North Side to the South Side so that we can walk along the South Side of Spokane from 1st Ave to 4th Ave and return. When we have to cross using the North Side of Spokane St there is no operating cross walk light and crossing to the South Side is unsafe. We also cannot cross from the North side of 1st & Spokane to the South Side of Spokane st and then use that crosswalk to get to the other side of Spokane St using the only operating Crosswalk Light.
Thanks for passing this concern along. We will ask our Spokane Street Viaduct project team to contact you directly about pedestrian access around the project site. You should expect to hear from them shortly.
Hello,
I have been told that the SDOT is a department supposedly “untouchable” by City Council or even Mayor office pressure/influence relative to the other city of Seattle departments. Frankly the term a friend of mine used was “good old boys” with their own culture and ways of doing things.(like my native Boston, Mass. ward system)
Is this a myth? Have you heard of SDOT being described this way? I, being a taxpayer in what I believe is a democracy would like to know if this is callous rumor or has any credibility. Thanks
Wayne,
The comments you’ve heard are simply untrue. SDOT is here to serve Seattle, and we do so by being responsive to the mayor, the city council and the city’s residents. When we receive direction on transportation projects or policy, we move to make those assignments happen. When the mayor and city council sought winter storm response improvements, SDOT made significant changes. Efforts like allowing more sidewalk cafes or gardening in planting strips came from requests by the mayor and city council. Far from being unresponsive, SDOT has a talented group of staff members who understand that public service means just that.
Thank you for that positive response.
Your examples also were specific. I would like to think of city employees as your have described. Being from Boston has tainted my view of “politics as usual” and the “squeaky wheel getting the grease”. Nice to know polite Seattle has an ethical base.